Alan Tolman, uncle of Bulldogs and Country prop Aiden Tolman, has lived in Dubbo for the past 35 years and said he can't wait to watch his nephew run out onto Apex Oval.

"It's absolutely fantastic," said Alan.

"I thought he would have been chosen for Country because he's been playing very well lately."

The Bulldogs enforcer has a big job on his hands up against a City forward pack including the likes of Andrew Fifita, Aaron Woods and Tony Williams but Alan believes Aiden is capable of getting over the top of them and possibly securing a NSW Origin jersey in the process.

"That would be great, I just think anything is possible because he's been going so well, he got the three points in the Bulldogs win last week," he said.

After working in a bank in Coonamble in his younger days, Alan Tolman moved to Dubbo for work and has been here ever since.

Now enjoying retirement, he will play host to a large group of the extended Tolman family over the weekend.

"My brother and family are here and Aiden's grandparents have been out to the zoo and they're going to the zoo again in the morning and we'll all meet up on Saturday afternoon and then head to the game on Sunday," he said.

After playing his junior footy with the Smithtown Tigers on the north coast, the Country number 10 linked up with the Storm and made his debut in 2008 before signing with the Dogs in 2010.

Despite now being in his sixth year of first grade, Alan admitted it's a rare thing to see his nephew play live and said the whole family would be out in force tomorrow.

"The only couple of games I've seen him play was when the Bulldogs played the Raiders in Tamworth once and I saw them play Souths in the finals at ANZ Stadium but I don't get to to Sydney much anymore," he said.